Window-cleaner&#39;s safety anchor



. /gNVENTo'R A. BUCK v wINDow CLBANERS ,sAfrjf-ANcHoR- Flled June 2.7 1922 Aug. 31 1926.

Patented Aug. 31, 192e, 'l u 1,597,85@

UN'FED. STATES iihilii'lf tiiiwii'iiti,

AINSWOPJTI- BUCK, OF SUMMIT, NEWT JERSEY.

WINDOW-CLEANERS ANGJHGR.

Application filed .Tune 27, 1922. Serial No. 571,211.

The invention relatesto window cleaners from the body of the safety device. The safety-devices, and more particularly in cerbody of the safety device is shaped to emtain of its features to the mounting on, and brace a part of the lwindow frame, and fastening thereof to, the window frame. preferably is yolred to straddle the staff 60 Objects and advantages of the invention molding 5, and to engage therewith on three will be set forth in part hereinafter and in sides thereof. part will be obvious herefronn or may be For this purpose the body has a front or learned by practice with the invention, the intermediate portion 12, the interior face of same being` realized and attained by means which bears upon the front face of the staff 5 0f the jnstyumentaltes and Combinations molding 5, and has side members 13 and 14, pointed out in the appended claims. extending' inwardly from either side of the The invention consists in the novel parts, body 12, and fitting closely about the oppoconstructions, arrangements, combinations site side walls and `1b of the staff moldand improvements herein shown and deing 5. rilhus the safety device fits snugly 7G 15 scribed. upon three walls or faces of the staff mold- The accompanying drawings, referred to ing, the baclnvardly-extending side meinherein and constituting` a part hereof, illusbers of the safety device extending prefertrate one embodiment of the invention, and fablv Well back along the side walls of the together with the description, serve to exstaff molding.

v plain the principles ofthe invention. There is preferably provided also at the Of the drawings inner end of the inner side wall 14 of the Fig'. 1 is a horizontal section through a safety device a vertically disposed flange 17 window frame and adjoining building struc-` extending away from the wall 14 of the y ture and showing the window cleaners an- Safety device, and adapted to project within a5 Chor in place with reference thereto; and behind the masonry or other building Fig` 2 is an isometric perspective of the element 18. anchor; Means are provided for attaching the Figs. 3 and 4 are views corresponding to safety device to the window frame, and as the loiver right hand end of Fig. l, and preferably embodied the fastening means 30 showing respectively, a somewhat different pass through both the side members 13 and form of fastening for the anchor on the 14 and through both the side walls of the window frame, staff molding 5. In Fig. 1, a rivet 2O is In the accompanying drawings, llustratshown arranged anddisposed as just deing by way of example one embodiment of scribed, having its heads 21 and 22 on the 90 the invention, the safety device of the inven- Outer sides, respectively, of the side niemtion is shown applied to one standard or bers 13 and 14 of the safety device. commercial form of metal window frame, Tin F ig. 3, a bolt 23 is shown screw-threadalthough it will be understood that the ined into both the side wall 16 of the staff vention is equally applicable to other forms molding and the member 14 of the safety 95 10 of window frames. device. The bolt threaded thus into these In Fig. 1, a window sash is shown at 1 two members will naturally lock in position. with the glass 2 mounted therein, the sash In F 4 a bolt 24 is shown, passing through running in the guideway 3 in the frame both the side members of the safety device and having a weather-tight bearing at 4. and beth the side walls of the staff molding, The exterior, vertically-disposed hollow and screw-threaded into the side member side member of the window frame,d com- 14 of the safety device, and having a nut monly called the staff molding, is shown at 25 screwed thereon to hold it in position. 5. As stated, however, the details of this The nut 25 may be set in the mortar or particular form of metal window frame are cement of the masonry which will prevent 50 merely shown in an exemplary way. its becoming unscrewed and will lock it in Referring now to the present preferred position. embodiment of the invention, it is provided The safety device may be attached to the with a head 10 and a neck 11, the attachwindow frame before it is )ut in position, or ment upon the window cleaners belt slipn after it is putin position, ut independently ping over the head 10 in the usual manner. of the setting of the masonry, and yet the The neck 11 is mounted on and projects masonry cooperates to take a certain part Yside members of the of the strain if necessary. Thesafety de.- vice is unusually strong in view of its snug three-sided lit on the Window frame, the device taking most of the strains which may be applied thereto,

.the rivet, nut or like tastening merely'keep ing the device in fixed vertical position.

lt will he understood that variationslmayy body/means ,'or fastening said anchoroto .ai

Window frame, said 4U-shaped body, having` an inner .angularly' projecting iange adapted to extend yhetiveen a part of the Window frame ,andthe masonry oi a'huilding.

2. A Window cleaners anchor', comprising a Ufshapcd ryoleadapted tostraddle 4a portion otthefvvindoiv frame. and engageV it on three sides, .aoseouring vpinpassingthrough both sides of the yoke and through ,the Windowy lrame.,anda head proiecting` diao'onally from one corneroftheyolre. n

3. A .windenT cleanersanchor, comprising a Ufshaped.yokeadaptedto stradclle. a portioneffthe Windowtrame, oneot the sides ofthe. yokel lloci-ng tur-ned. outwardly to fforma holding flange, means for securing the. yolre to the windovvfframe so. thatity engages thereivithonthree sides, anda-head prorom thev the'yoke..

' .5.1 A ivindoiv `clcaners"vv anchor, comprising frame member,A a heard proyecting' .rontpf the platememloen and a singleg-astoning holt passing through 'both sidesf of vthe. Window trarne, member andthrougli both faces of a Window.

vhaclrwar; ly therefromand y closely about the front.an;ds1desofa Win-k through .pin passing through both sides of the yolre ivindoiv traine, and a head and through the from one corner of projecting diagonally a vertically-disposed Y metal plate v.havingfa front'partand tivo Side parts Vprojecting hackw'ardly theret'roin and; Vadapted to fit closely about the front` and sides of trom vthe side parts of the platememler.

s 6. Window cleanersanchor, comprisingV a `verticallylrhsposedIl metal .plate :havingV at a Window` front part andtivo v'side parts projecting- .adapted to. rlit doiv i'ramefmember, the inner side platev having 4lan'Iangulary,l projecting ,Harige adapted to extend'lhetnee'n parcofthe .window frame and the masonryQtthehuilding,:a

.head projectingnom;thetront of ythe plate and 3. a i fastening` member passingjv th-evxvindo'sv frame .memheranod u member,

through both` plates.` of the. anchor.

In testimonynvhcreof, I havesig'nedmy name to this speciiicatlon.

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